Republicans Must Return From Far-right Politics

The Galveston County Daily News ^ | 3/31/06 | Letters To The Editor

[GulfBreeze]

I’ve been saddened over the past year watching my fellow Republicans let the ultra-conservative wing take the party off course.

Other moderates like me want smaller government with local control and good effective solutions to the problems that confront our communities.

The far right appears to be focused on establishing power and control.

Chris Stevens was out campaigning at the League City SportsPlex the evening of Feb. 28 and I had the opportunity to meet him and explore some of his beliefs.

Tax cuts, vouchers for stay-at-home schooling moms and forcing local schools to spend 75 percent — rather than the governor’s 65 percent — on classrooms were some of the things he said he supported as ways to improve our communities.

If those weren’t a bunch of poorly thought-out, half-baked, mutually exclusive ideas, I don’t know what are.

Stevens did say our taxes are too high, and he was going to cut them. I just don’t see how he can cut taxes with ideas that force more government management bureaucracy, new spending programs and extra implementation expenses when done well.

Rod Dunklee League City

[GulfBreeze]

Whoever this Chris Stevens is, I'm voting for him. It's about time we had someone willing to standup for conservative principles.

This Rod Dunklee's bulb doesn't seem to burn to bright

[GulfBreeze]

ping

[NormsRevenge]

What have moderates gotten us the last decade besides gridlock, stalemate and CFR?

[skip_intro]

I’ve been saddened over the past year watching my fellow Republicans let the ultra-conservative wing take the party off course.

Where is this wing? I've been looking everywhere for them.

[Redcloak]

A "seminar caller" perhaps?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The word "Moderate" is code for "Liberal."

[SittinYonder]

Not sure Mr. Dunklee knows what the far right is or what someone there thinks. In fact, this looks like another "I'm a Republican" letter from someone on the far left.

[meyer]

I haven't seen a right-wing in the republican party in years. OK, maybe a house rep or two, but the main thrust of the party has been Liberal-light of late. We NEED the party to return to it's conservative principles, but it will have to move considerably to the right to do so.

[RHINO369]

I don't understand conservatives want smaller government, its the moderates who want government to grow? Plus the right wing has no control of the party and many are considering staying home in 2006. Where has this guy been.

[ol painless]

I wonder if Rod is one of the lucky in Galveston that does not have to pay social security taxes, while the rest of us get shafted.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

The RINOs are leaving out the old "lifelong republican, voted for Bush..." meme of late.

Guess that makes them too easy ofr us to spot.

[samcgwire]

There wouldn't be a GOP Majority to be seen if it weren't for Conservatives that love America and believe in Constitutional governance in our Representative Republic.

[goldstategop]

Another RINO who thinks conservatives endanger the GOP. Gee, I wonder where the RINOs would be come November if we conservatives decided to stay away from the voting booth to send the party a message. For our loyalty and hard work, we far right wing Republicans are treated as the GOP's Rodney Dangerfield. We get no respect.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[samcgwire]

McCain Republican, at best.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

"There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil."

AYN RAND

[skeeter]

Rod typifies the average moderate republican - he's a democrat who wants his taxes cut.

[doug from upland]

Dunklee is a lying sack. He is no Republican.

[GulfBreeze]

ping

[Psycho_Bunny]

Rod isn't a believable "Republican".

[bill1952]

Tax cuts, vouchers for stay-at-home schooling moms and forcing local schools to spend 75 percent

Those things are a bunch of poorly thought-out, half-baked, mutually exclusive ideas??

Moron! This person sounds like a Connecticut democrat!

Whoever this Chris Stevens is, I'm voting against him!

And the other pretend republicans.